After all, Sanjin is a child, and when he saw Chen Zhengtai looking at the roof, he also raised his head to look.

Finally...... Shifted the child's attention to the other side.

Chen Zhengtai secretly breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that he was under a lot of pressure.

It was Li Shimin, who looked left and right at the location of the four walls of this house, and was here, although the owner of this place had cleaned up the house, there was still a peculiar smell that could not be hidden. The ground was damp, and perhaps because of the canal, the thatched house was apparently barely sheltered from the wind and rain.

Li Shimin sighed with emotion in his heart, quite touched.

After a while, the woman brought tea.

Of course...... It is said to be tea, but it is actually white water, because it is a distinguished guest, so a little salt is added to it, so that the tea has a little taste.

It's just that...... There are not many pottery bowls in his house, only six, and they are gone when they arrive at Zhang Qian.

The woman looked embarrassed and apologized repeatedly.

Li Shimin said: "No need to be polite, he doesn't drink." ”

So, he picked up the worn-out pottery bowl and took a sip of 'tea', which was difficult to eat, which made Li Shimin frown.

The woman also saw it, and hurriedly said: "Engong are all nobles, naturally I can't get used to drinking the tea of the little woman, this place is really simple, there must be a lot of inconsiderate hospitality, don't mind going to Engong." ”

Li Shimin shook his head, trying his best to be kind, and the woman was happy, and then said: "The little woman has asked the neighbor to bring a letter to the man in the family, asking him to come back early after work, and a distinguished guest has come to the house." It won't be long before the man has to leave work......"

Li Shimin nodded again and again, and then asked: "How many households are there near this embankment?" ”

"This ......," said the woman, "the little woman does not know." The little woman was with her husband and father-in-law, was settled here more than ten years ago, when three catties were not born, when the hometown suffered from drought, wanted to go to Chang'an to live, but the gate of Chang'an was closed, we were not allowed to enter, so many people settled here, my family also followed, when I came, there were already many families here. ”

Li Shimin was both surprised and emotional, it turned out that many years ago, there was a place here, as for the drought, since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there have been many records of floods and droughts, and I don't know which one it is.

He couldn't help but think that they could at least come and settle here, but when the drought and flood came, I don't know how many people would not be able to survive.

Li Shimin's mood suddenly sank, so he continued to drink tea, as if this unpalatable tea was punishing himself.

Fang Xuanling and the others actually couldn't sit still, they wanted to say goodbye quickly, they were now very nostalgic for the tea leaves of Erpigou!

Chen Zhengtai is a dog thing, there is such a good tea, why don't you offer to send yourself a few catties?

Since drinking Chen Zhengtai's tea, they have been remembering it all day long, especially when they drink this tea and think about the fragrant and mellow Erpigou tea, which makes them feel listless.

It wasn't long before it got a little darker.

But at this moment, a man strode in from outside.

The man carried a jug of wine in his left hand and a chicken in his right hand, a very ordinary man, dressed in a short suit covered with patches, and almost barefoot under his feet, but he looked at the slightest cold, and he was used to it.

His hair was unkempt, and when he came in, when he saw Li Shimin and the others, he laughed out loud, and said in a thick rural accent: "My lady sent someone to bring me a letter, saying that a few beneficines are here, come...... Mother-in-law, I bought rice wine, and this chicken, you killed the chicken, and this rice wine, take it to warm it, the benevolent men are all nobles, don't slack off. ”

So the woman got up and went to take the rice wine and the chicken.

Li Shimin and the others looked at it and were speechless for a while.

Saying...... Their children were barefoot in the market a few days ago, how can they afford to buy chicken and rice wine now?

This chicken and rice wine, I'm afraid the price is expensive, I don't know how many steamed cakes I can buy.

This man is the woman's husband, named Liu Laosan.

When he arrived in front of Li Shimin and others, he looked at a few noble guests, but he did not have stage fright, he knelt down and sat down directly, and said with a hearty smile: "The cold house is too simple, I am really ashamed, hey, my family is poor, I went home a few days ago, I saw so many steamed cakes, and I was startled, and later I learned that it was sent by the fathers, my child was three pounds pitiful, and when he saw someone, he begged for food, and took his sister-in-law to go, hey...... It's okay for a man to beg for food, how can this daughter's family be like this with his brother? I beat him that day, and today I learned that Engong and others brought food, hey...... Ay...... I'm really ashamed. ”

The man in Guanzhong, even if he is thin and small, naturally has some pride.

Li Shimin looked at this Liu Laosan and said: "I heard you say that you moved here more than ten years ago, what did you do in the past?" ”

Liu Laosan said: "My deceased father, who once served for Wang Shichong's battalion, was a foot archer, and then Wang Shichong was defeated, so he returned to his hometown to rent land for others, but he suffered from a drought, so he came here." Speaking of which, in the past, the war was chaotic, and it was really not a life of people, and it was only in the past few days that our people had only lived a few days of peace. He grinned: "It's all because of the current emperor's sage." ”

Chen Zhengtai raised his eyebrows, and immediately said: "Yes, yes, the current emperor is extremely sage, without him, I don't know what the world is like." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji was very depressed: "......" was preempted by this guy again.

When Li Shimin heard the word Shengming, his face was full of shame, and he even suspected that this was ironic.

Li Shimin immediately said: "I'll just sit here, why do you still buy chicken and wine, it's too expensive." ”

"Why don't you be hospitable when you have a guest?" Liu Laosan said very proudly: "If you don't treat guests like this, it will be my Liu Laosan's sin." Grace Father...... If you had come a few days earlier, to tell you the truth, I would not have had chicken and wine here. ”

"Oh?" Li Shimin stared at Liu Laosan, he found that Liu Laosan was talking very arrogantly, and for a while, he forgot that he was in the thatched hut, drinking tea, and said, "What is the reason for this?" ”

Liu Laosan said happily: "In the past, I was working as a coolie at the dock, and you also know that there are many idlers here, how much is coolie worth?" The merchants at this wharf, in addition to giving you a rice ball and a bowl of porridge and water at noon, from morning to night, at the end of the day, can only earn five or six pieces of money, this money...... If it weren't for the frugality of the woman in my family, who occasionally sewed some clothes, how would I live this life? Look at my two children...... Ay...... It's really hard for them. ”

He touched the head of the little three catties who were kneeling beside him, and continued: "When I was last year, life was really unbearable, and there were even people from the tooth shop who wanted to teach us to sell the three catties of girls, but I refused, I said that three catties can be sold, even if it is sold to people as cattle and horses, but his sister can't be sold, and if she sells it, am I still a person?" ”

Speaking of this, Liu Laosan's voice was low, and there were faint tears in his eyes, but he quickly burst into tears and laughed: "How can I say this, I shouldn't say this in front of Engong." The man refused to ask for three catties, so he left, although there was no rice in this house for several days, but he also survived......

"But ......" Liu Laosan suddenly became interested: "But it's different now, Engong doesn't know, these days, craftsmen are being recruited everywhere, and the Chen family's porcelain, steel, coal mines, and iron mines are all recruiting." Not only that, but Liu Ji's oil mill and Wang Ji's wood mill are all like crazy, there is a shortage of manpower everywhere, and the idlers who live here have been recruited nine times out of ten. Even if you stay here, let's just say me, a few days ago, I worked as a coolie at this dock, and it was only five or six cents a day, but now guess how much they give? ”

Li Shimin's body shook slightly, and he couldn't help but glance at Chen Zhengtai, at this time...... He seemed to realize something.

Chen Zhengtai's so-called living money and dead money...... Is that what you're talking about...... This one?

Li Shimin stared at Liu Laosan directly: "How much?" ”

"Eleven!" In this matter, Liu Laosan's eyes also became very obvious, and he said happily: "And it also includes two meals, and even the owner said that after a few days, I will also give a salary increase, so that we can work here in An'an." ”

This wage has increased by two or three times......

Li Shimin's heart was shocked, he could already understand the Liu family, and he knew what the rising wages meant for the Liu family, which meant that they could finally go from being full and hungry to really supporting their families.

Liu Laosan became proud for a while: "Actually, I'm not stupid, how can I not know, the owner gave me a salary increase, in fact, he was afraid that we would all run away, and there would be no one working on the dock at that time, which would lose his business, but now there are workshops everywhere to recruit workers, and these workshops are all rich and rich, I heard that they can raise tens of thousands of dollars at every turn." And that's not all...... A few days ago, a person from a textile workshop came and said that my lady's needlework is good, and if she can go to the workshop, she will not only eat every day, but also give a salary of more than ten yuan, and promise the end of the year...... Reward some more money. ”

"My lady will go in a few days, I'm afraid I'm really going to go, so you say this day...... It's not going to be difficult. This chicken and wine, to tell me the truth, is a little more expensive, from the shop on credit, but don't worry, when the wages are paid, you can settle it, the benevolent princes are willing to deign to come as guests, I Liu Laosan is a bastard, and I can't lose the courtesy. ”

He said, gleefully, "Speaking of which...... This is really thanks to His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, if it weren't for them...... How can we have such a good life........."

Your Majesty...... and the crown prince......